Before Al-Anon, TGIF meant it was time to put on the party clothes and hit the local taproom with my spouse. Funny thing, I used to look forward to the weekends until they became unmanageable. It was then I realized I had my own problem to deal with. The self-delusion that I could control or cure someone else’s drinking proved how little I understood about the disease of addiction.
When I failed to change my loved one, feelings of anger, irritation, frustration, and feeling less than took over. What about you? How are you feeling today? Ready to improve your outlook and admit that the only person we can change is ourselves.
From the list below, be honest, admit how you feel today, then pick feelings you would like to guide you through the rest of the day, the weekend, and onward, One Day at a Time.
Thanks to the 12 Steps, my enabling weekends are behind me. I am learning to love myself. Just for today, I am deciding to feel zany. When tomorrow comes, I may choose happy, thankful, youthful, even!
What about you? What positive emotions and feelings will you choose to wear this weekend, and onward, One Day at a Time?
She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come (Proverbs 31:25 NIV).
